Pia Gripenberg: After the third no – emergency meeting is waiting in Brussels

It was, therefore, not third-time lucky in the voting in London. The EU's 27 other member states, are not surprised. But the patience of the british is tight heavily in their direction. France, in particular, are pushing to Brexitsoppan has to end, so that the EU can engage in other, more important issues for the future.

France is leading in the EU. In Brexitfrågan, the country is however clearly a minority. Almost all the other member states are ready to give the british more time to come together. Their solidarity with the republic of Ireland, the most vulnerable of all in this location, is great.

the Most desirable for the other member states is that the british parliament next week unites about any kind of softer Brexit, which makes that the united kingdom has a close relationship with the EU. Then the tricky issue of the border on the irish island to be easier to solve.

Michel Barnier expressed such hopes on Friday when he delivered a speech in Poland.

" We are ready to work for a lasting customs union if the Uk were to decide to take that route, he said in his speech, reports the news site Politico.

as long As the negotiations were governed by the prime minister, Theresa May was everything that breathed the customs union out of the question. She insisted that the Uk would be able to conclude their own trade agreements in the future, despite the fact that the EU is the country's largest and most important handelspart.

It was her strict principles for how the referendum in 2016 would be interpreted, which led to the Brexitavtal the british and the EU was agreed in november last year.

if Brexit. Now controls the parliament. From the EU point of view, it is not entirely bad. In the parliament there is a majority that has a friendly attitude towards the EU.

Formally regrets the EUROPEAN commission the outcome in London. Now is a hard, avtalslös Brexit most likely, writes the commission in a press release.

https://twitter.com/EU_Commission/status/1111648694703742976

It is not the whole truth, which Michel Barnier hinted in his speech in Poland. But in his statement on the customs union, there is an important if. If the Uk can decide. So far, parliament has only said what it doesn't want to be, not what it wants for the relationship with the EU. Fail british members to unite, the danger is indeed great that it will be a hard Brexit on 12 april.

announced the European council president Donald Tusk that he calls for emergency meeting on 10 april in Brussels.

When all 28 heads of state and government then the collected has Theresa May (or someone else from the uk government) a chance to request the united kingdom extended notice period. An argument that the other 27 would listen to is just the idea to engage in some form of customs union.

it becomes cumbersome with the additional brexitförlängning, but the consequences are comparatively nicer than the alternative.

the EU27 learn to conclude that the Uk must remain a member during a transitional period, until the agreement on the customs union enters into force. One of the conditions is that the united kingdom participates in the european parliament Elections in may. The election campaign will be terrible in the Uk with all the talk about betrayal.

The election campaign will be terrible in the Uk with all the talk about betrayal.

For the Swedish part freezes, probably an extra seat inside. Thus, continued 20 swedes in the european Parliament.

Friday's vote does not lead to panic in the EUROPEAN circuit and concern for the hard Brexit. Not yet. But all eyes nervously towards what happens in the parliament in Westminster until the 10th of april.

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